“Love your enemies; do good to those who hate you.” Luke 6: 27
“We ask the risen Jesus, who turns death into life, to change hatred into love, vengeance into forgiveness, war into peace. Yes, Christ is our peace, and through him we implore peace for all the world.”
– Pope Francis, Urbi et Orbi message, 3/31/13
OVERVIEW
Torture
- USCCB Statements on Torture
- Torture Is A Moral Issue: A Study Guide – U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
- Catholic Responses to Torture
War & Peace
- USCCB Statements on War and Peace
- The Catechism on love of neighbor, peace, and war
PRAYER
- Pax Christi Prayer Service to End the Use of Lethal Drones
TAKING ACTION
- National Religious Campaign Against Torture
- Witness Against Torture
- Campus Ministry Resources against Torture
- Pax Christi
- Toolkit to start a local Branch of Pax Christi
PASTORAL CARE
Catholic War Veterans – For over 75 years the Catholic War Veterans, together with our Auxiliary have been engaged in actively supporting our nation’s military veterans and promoting their welfare.